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Midaq Alley

The most awarded film in Mexican history.

7 average rating
7
Spanish / 140 MIN. / 1995

The Genres

The Synopsis

Heated tempers, frustrated desires and dashed hopes plague a diverse group of individuals whose lives cross paths in Mexico City. There is the bar-owner's son, Chava, who yearns to emigrate to America. A poor barber, Abel, is madly in love with the gorgeous Alma, who eventually becomes a high-class prostitute. Finally, there is Susanita, the desperate spinster who pursues many love affairs in hopes of finding a husband.

The Cast

Ernesto Gómez CruzMaría RojoSalma Hayek PinaultBruno BichirDelia CasanovaMargarita SanzClaudio ObregónJuan Manuel BernalAbel WoolrichLuis Felipe TovarDaniel Giménez CachoGina MorettÓscar YoldiEsteban SoberanesEugenia LeñeroTiaré ScandaÁlvaro CarcañoCoral BonelliAlfonso BravoJesús OchoaLucía ÁlvarezGuillermo AyalaAnna CiocchettiClaudia GoytiaDaniel Birman RipsteinVeronica Falcón

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